Dissolving, density and sugary drinks

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Try this investigation to get learners exploring the mass of sugar dissolved in their favourite drinks, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.

This experiment focuses on the mass of sugar dissolved in fizzy drinks and how this affects whether fizzy drink cans float in water. First watch the video showing the ‘heavy sugar’ demonstration, then find out how your learners can explore the mass of sugar in their favourite fizzy drinks.

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